I sincerely beg to differ, its all about the sheer joy of driving (to borrow a phrase from the Bavarians), and the 996 offers that in heapfulls

I'd rather drive my 17 yr old C4S than any modern ipad on wheels, if you enjoy driving you know exactly what I mean

It is really that good, but shhh, don't tell anyone, let them keep thinking the 996 is not worth it, just means the rest of us will have that twinkle in our eyes, grin on our face, and spring in our step and they won't

 

PS2 - do it, its a must
LEDs - great upgrade, great easy DIY
6K headlights - im happy with my factory litronics
Fabspeed intake - have it, nice sound, cleans up engine bay, bit $$$

also recommend an exhaust - whatever flavor you like - 997GT3RS short shift, maybe some suspension updates, motor mounts.....its a slippery slope but so much fun and so so worth it

 

I have the PSE on mine, plenty happy with the exhaust note!

 

 

I'd imagine a lot of it comes down to where you live and the age of the driver. Daily driving in LA is probably a lot less enjoyable than daily driving in a rural area. In addition, age begins to become a factor getting in and out of a lower vehicle multiple times a day, on a daily basis.

 

try this for LED bulbs

https://www.uspmotorsports.com/Light...r-LED-Kit.html

 

I agree for when I'm in the mood. but there are some days I just don't want to shift gears or have a harsh ride, so I drive my X5.

 

That is exactly why the 996 is great. When I think about what car I want to move to next, I realize that I hit my upper limit of a 911 turbo, purely because it is the only car I would want to daily drive. I do not want a weekender car. I want a car I can enjoy all year round. That is like having a supermodel girlfriend who only visits on occasional weekends. I want fun-mode all the time, or at least not limited. If I could not daily drive a Porsche, I'd be living in BMW land.

 

^^^^pretty much sums it up. i split time between my bmw and the c4s, but my BMW is on coilovers and has a cam, so I either drive the fun car, or a i drive the fun car.

but at the end of the day, it's all about where you live i suppose -- doesn't matter how fun the car if you don't enjoy the drive. i just do what i can to make every road fun.

 

Mine's a C2, not C4. But, it's been my DD since the day I bought it. I bought it to enjoy, not to preserve it for the next guy.

 

I don't yet, but, I will by this fall. I have an RX350 that handles other duties when we need more room. I'm buying the wifey a new Q7 next winter so when that happens this will be my only ride. Should be interesting!

 

I've owned my 2002 Cab w/6sp Manual tranny for a little over two years now and used it as my DD. It has performed flawlessly! I put the top down just about every day as weather here in the San Francisco area allows that.

The only place I went wrong was putting on Michelin Pilot Sport Cup II's when i bought it. VERY noisy for a 1000 miles or so on everything except new blacktop. Next time I'll buy Michelin again, but a different model designed more for daily road use.

Like most cars, these 996's are happiest when they are driven regularly.

Bill

 

My commute is 45 mins of bumper to bumper freeway SLOW driving... which unfortunately means my C4S isn't that enjoyable as a DD, and also makes me nervous about putting "bad" wear & tear on it. Yet I still drive it once or twice on weekdays and try to maximize enjoyment during the weekends. Oh, and no winter driving, either...

 

I've been DD my 2002 for the past 14 months and loving every minute of it. I bought the Porsche to drive it and not to stare at it and watch it sit in my garage....although i do time to time just hang out in the garage are stare at it and just enjoy the view of my 996 sitting in my garage.

I have done a bunch of mods that effect daily driving... i.e..... clutch spring mod, H&R coilovers along,19" low profile tires, function first engine and tranny mounts, headers, X-pipe 200 cell cats, PSE exhaust, short shifter, double din stereo with backup camera and custom 12" subwoofer, oil pan windage tray, slotted only brake rotors, hawk performance brake pads, i know there's several other mods i'm forgetting.

I've always had manual vehicles and just used driving in heavy traffic so it doesn't bother me. I drive on weekends my '68 Chevelle with a very heavy clutch and thats a beast to drive in cruises and heavy traffic. I used to think the Chevelles clutch was too heavy and after doing the clutch spring mod on the 996 and daily driving that my leg have gotten used to heavy clutches that the Chevelles clutch no longer feels heavy.

Anyway even with all the above mentioned mods i love DD my Porsche on my 45 minutes with no traffic and 1+ hour with traffic commute in the Portland Metro area. I seriously thought about buying a new Toyota Camry as my DD and decided on the 2002 Porsche C4S..... haven't regretted one second of it. It definitely helps being able to do my own work on the Porsche. I knew it wasn't going to be about being able to buy the Porsche but being able to afford the cost of maintaining it. With the exception of a full engine rebuild i'm confident i can handle pretty much what the Porsche may throw at me so i'm not afraid about DD and the typical wear and tear that it intails.

Bottom line I DD and enjoy the heck out of it!!!!